..and of course, SSDs were so popular when Vista was in development.... kinda like expecting SATA drivers to be native to Windows XP. Of course, there's also the issue that competing drives actually...

I'm very happy with my Xonar D2X soundcard -- it was pricey, but the sound quality made it worth it. Of course, ASUS also offers the D2 for about half the price, so that's a good compromise (as long...